Machine for attaching eyes to button-heads.



E. SHANTZ.

MACHINE FOR ATTACHING EYES T0 BUTTON HEADS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-15,1913.

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MACHINE FOR ATTACHING EYES T0 BUTTON HEADS.

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EDGAR SHANTZ, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR ATTACHING EYES T BUTTON-HEADS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 15, 1913. Serial No. 801,295.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR SIIANTZ, a citizenof the United States, and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Machinefor Attaching Eyes to Button-Heads, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object the production of a machine forattaching eyes to socketed button heads, and it consists in thecombinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in plan, and contiguous parts.Fig. 5 is an inner end view of one of the die carriers, the contiguousportion of the button head support with the socketed button head thereinbeing also shown, andthe eye being shown as in position in the diesection, the die carrier and the button head support being shown as intheir positions assumed when the casting operation takes place. Figs. 6and 7 are detail views of the die section shown in Fig. 4.. Fig. 8 is anenlarged sectional view on the plane of line A-A, Fig. 4, parts beingomitted. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the receiver shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10is a section through the main shaft illustrating the cams thereon, andthe means for operating said shaft. Fig. 11 is a detail view of the camplate for moving the die carriers toward and from each other.

This machine for attaching eyes to button heads comprises a melting pot,a support for a socketed button head, means for holding the eye with thebase thereof in the socket of the head on the support, and means forrelatively positioning'the melting pot and the button head support andthe eye holding means, and for controlling the flow of metal from thepot, whereby metal is cast in the socket of the button head around theportion cerned in its broad aspect, and in respect to certain featuresof construction and to the relation and operation of certain parts, anydesirable relative positioning movement of the pot, die sections, eyefeeding means and button head support may be used.

1 is the main frame of the machine, and 2 is the melting pot supportedby the main frame usually in depending position and having a valvecontrolled gate 3 at its lower em.

f is a valve for controlling the gate 3, this valve being usually areciprocating rod movable in the pot 2 and connected byan arm 5 to avertically reciprocating power transmitting part, as a rod 6, whichcoaots at its lower end with the cam 7 on the main shaft 8, the cam 7being suitably shaped to open the gate 3 in synchronism with the othermoving parts of the machine. The cam and coacting parts constitute oneform of means for controlling the flow of metal from the pot into thesocket of the button head on the support.

9 is the button head support here shown as supported by a carriage 10beneath the lower end of the pot 2 and movable by the carriage 10' andthe main carriage, to be described, toward and from the gate 3.

The die sections of the eye holding means are separable and one ismovable toward and from the other to permit an eye to be insertedbetween said sections and also permit the removal of the finishedbutton, the sections being brought together between the button headsupport, and the lower end or gate 3 of the melting pot 2, and inaddition to being formed with recesses and projections conforming to theeye, are provided with a passage extending through upper and lower facesthereof and arranged to be brought at its opposite ends intoregistration with the socket of the button head on the support 9 andwith the gate 3. The die sections are so called herein for conveniencePatented Get. 31, 1916.

owing to their likeness in appearance to dies, but it will be understoodthat they in no way form the eye and that they receive and position acomplete eye placed therein.

As here shown the die sections are supported by carriers which movecrosswise of the direction of movement of the carriage 10 and which aresupported thereby.

11 is the main carriage movable vertically along suitable guides 12provided on the frame 1.

13 and 14 are the die carriers, and 15 and 16 are the die sectionssupported respectively by the carriers and removably mounted therein inany suitable manner. As here shown, each die section 15 or 16, Figs. 7and 8, includes a head and a shank 17 or 18 which is positioned in asuitable guide in the carriers 13 or 14 by an adjusting screw 19, Fig.8. The die sections 15 and 16 are provided with suitable recesses 20 and21 for receiving the body of the eye 22, Fig. 4, which is in the form ofa loop, and with a passage 23 in their opposing faces, the passageextending through upper and lower faces of the die sections and beingdisconnected from the recesses, and the opposite ends of the passagebeing designed to register with the gate 3 and the socket of the buttonhead respectively.

The carriers 13 and 14 are preferably both movable toward and from eachother along suitable horizontal guides or ways 24 formed in the maincarriage 11 and extending transversely thereof, and the means forfeeding the eyes 22 one by one to one of the die sections, as 15, isassociated with the carrier 14 for the other die section 16 and operatesduring the relative movement of the carriers 13, 14 toward and from eachother.

As here shown, the feeding means is in the form of an arm or slidingplate 25 fixed to the carrier 14 and lapping the upper face of thecarrier 13 and movable under the lower end of a magazine 26 in which theeyes are placed, the plate 25 having a recess or pocket 27, Fig. 4,movable into and out of register with the lower end of the magazine 26during each reciprocation of the carriers 13 and 14. As the carriers 13and 14 are separating, obviously the plate 25 will be moving in thedirection opposite to that of the carrier 13 and will thus carry the eye22 in the pocket 27 toward the die section 15 which is carried by thecarrier 13. The

' eyes are usually threaded on a rod 28 in the magazine, and theinterior of the magazine is so shaped that the eyes arrange or adjustthemselves to point in a certain direction in the recess 27. The die 15is preferably provided with means for temporarily holding the eye 22 fedthereto by the plate 25 while the die sections are separated, this means53 consisting of a projecting pin or shoulder 29, Fig. 8 extendingthrough or concentric with the recess 20, and on which the eye hangs,the pin or shoulder extending into a complemental recess 29 in the otherdie section 16 when the sections are together.

In order to insure the placing of the eye on the pin 29, a temporaryreceiver 30 is provided to which the eye 22 is fed by the plate 25, thisreceiver being arranged in front of the die section 15 when the carrier13 is in its starting position and having a pocket 31 for the eye and ayielding shoulder 32 against which the eye strikes when fed by the plate25, the receiver being also formed with a vertically extending groove33, Figs. 8 and 9, opening through the bot tom of the pocket, and inwhich the pin or shoulder 28 moves when picking up the eye. The uppersurface of the die section 15 is inclined upwardly, as at 33*, in orderto -1- elevate the advance end or base 34 of the eye to insure that theeye will fall properly into the pocket 31.

The temporary receiver 30 and the die section 15 or carrier 13 haverelative movement in order that the pin 28 may pick up the eye 22 in thereceiver and also in order that the carrier may clear the receiver 30during the movement of the carrier 13 to ward the carrier 14, andpreferably the carrier 13 moves upwardly preliminary to the movementthereof toward and from carrier 14. The carriers 13, 14 are guidedtoward each other by a fixed cam plate 35, Fig. 11,

having inclined upwardly converging slots 36, 37 therein for receivingpins 38 extending rearwardly from the carriages, the, slot 36 whichreceives the pin on the carrier 13 having a vertical portion39 at itslower end which permits the movement of the carrier 13 upwardly with themain carriage 11 until the die section 15 has cleared the receiver 30.The cam plate is also formed with a vertically extending way or slot 40into which the .slots 36 and 37 converge, this slot 40 permittingmovement of the die sections to and from the gate 3 of the pot afterthey have been brought together. The cam plate 35 merely guides thecarriers 13, 14 and the prime mover is the means for actuating the maincarriage.

The carriage 10 is in the form of a plunger, and is movable in a guide41 provided in the main carriage 11. Said carriage 10 is movable in itsguide as hereinafter described, to carry the support 9 relatively to thedie sections 15, 16 when the die'sections and button head support arebeneath the gate 3 of the pot 2. The movement of the carriage 10 in theguide 41 is to snugly hold the socketed button head against the lowerface of the die sections which are recessed as at 42, Figs. 5, 6 and 7,to conform to the curvature of the rearor upper face of the button head.

The moving parts of the machine are ac tuated from the main shaft 8which, in ad dition to the cam 7 which operates the valve l through therod 6, has additional cams 43, 1 1, Figs. 3 and 10, for actuating themain carriage 11 upwardly and for also actuating the carriage 10relatively to the main carriage 11. The cam l3 cooperates with a roller&5 mounted on a reciprocating slide or plunger as which is connected tothe carriage 11 through a lengthwise adjustable coupling 4.7, the slideto being movable in a suitable guide 48 supported vertically in the baseof the frame 1. The motion of the cam it is transmitted to the carriage10 through a slide or plunger 49 movable vertically through the base ofthe frame 1 and having a roller 50 at its lower end, and having itsupper end 51 reduced and extending into a socket opening through thelower end of the carriage 10, a spring 52 being interposed between theend 51 and the carriage 10, this spring yielding when the button head onthe support 9 is snugly fitted to the faces 42 of the die sections. Thecarriage 10 is cylindrical and in order to prevent turning thereof, asuitable shoulder 53 in the form of a screw extends laterally therefrom,Fig. 3, and slides in a slot 5% formed in the tubular guide 4:1 for saidcarriage 10.

The main shaft 8 rocks in suitable bearings in the base of the frame 1,and is actuated in any suitable manner here shown as by a pedal lever55, Figs. 2 and 10, and a belt or sprocket chain 56 extending from thepedal over a sprocket wheel 57 on the shaft, one end of the chain being.connected to the pedal and the other end connected to a spring 58 whichis connected to the pedal and which is tensioned during the downwardmovement of the pedal in order to return the shaft and the pedal totheir starting positions. A spring 59, Fig. 2, is provided forfacilitating the return of the main carriage 11 downwardly to itsstarting position.

in operation when the parts are in their positions shown in Figs. 1 and3, the open ator places a soclreted button head on the support 9,depresses the pedal 55 causing the shaft 8 to rock. The cams 7, 4:8 andl are so formed and arranged that the main carriage 11 is first carriedupwardly in the guides 12, the cam slots 36 and 37 causing the diecarriages to be brought together as the main carriage 11 is forcedupwardly, the die 15 picking up the eye 22 in the receiver which eye hasbeen placed in the receiver or fed by the plate 25 from the magazine 26to the receiver, during the previous operation of the machine. The diesections having been brought together and the carriage 10 having beenbrought upwardly with the carraige 11, the cam 14.cnow additionallyactuatcs the carriage 10 to press the socketed button head snuglyagainst the lower faces 42 of the die sections from which projects thebase of the eye, so that said base is located in the socket of thebutton head. Just preliminary to this operation the pins or arms 38 ofthe die carriages have passed out of the cam slots 36, 37 into the sloti0 so that the die sections have been carried against the lower end ofthe pot 2. The cam 7 then lifts the rod 6 to open the gate 3 permittingthe molten metal to flow through the passage into the socket of thebutton head. The operator then releases the pedal whereupon the spring58- returns the rock shaft and cams to their starting position andpermits the carriage 11 and parts operated thereby to return, with thehelp of the spring 59, to their starting position. Suitable strippers 60and 61 are provided for removing the finished button from the diesection to which it may adhere and also for removing any sprue, thestrippers 61 being carried by supports 62.

What I claim is p 1. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, amelting pot, a support for socketed button head, means for holding aneye with the base thereof in the socket of the head on the support, andmeans for relatively positioning the melting pot, the button headsupport and the eye holding means, and for controlling the flow of metalfrom the pot whereby metal is cast into the socket of the button head onthe support, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a machine for attaching eyes to but ton heads, a melting pot, asupport for a socketed button head, sectional means for carrying eyesone by one and holding the same with their bases in the socketed headsplaced successively on the support, and means for relatively positioningthe melting pot, the button head support and the eye holding means, andfor controlling the flow of metal from the pot into the socket of thebutton head on the support, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a machine for attaching eyes to but ton heads, a melting pot, asupport for a socketed button head, separable die sections, one beingmovable toward and from the other in a direction crosswise of thesupport, the die sections being constructed to receive and hold an eyewith its base in the socket of the button head on the support, and meansfor relatively positioning the melting pot, the support and the dies andfor controlling the flow of metal from the pot whereby metal is cast inthe socket of the button head on the support, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

4. In a machine for attaching eyes to buttonh'eads, a melting pothavinga valve controlled gate, a supportfor a socketed button headopposed to the gate, means for receiving and holding an eye with itsbase in the socket of the button head on the support, said means beingformed with a passage for communicating at its opposite ends with thesocket of the button head and the gate of the melting pot, and means forrelatively positioning the melting pot, the support and the eye holdingmeans to bring the passage and the gate of the pot and the socket of thebutton head on the support into and out of registration, and forcontrolling the flow of metal through the gate, substantially as and forthe purpose described. 5, In a machine for attaching eyes to buttonheads, a melting pot having a valve con- Leo trolled gate, a support fora socketed button head opposed to the gate, separable die sections, onemovable tov ard and from the other in a direction crosswise of thesupport into and out of a position between the support and the gate, thedie sections having means for receiving and holding an eye with its basein the socket of the button head on the support, the die sections beingformed with a passage therethrough for communicating at its oppositeends with the socket of the button head and the gate of the melting pot,the sections being separable to release the finished button and toreceive a new eye, and means for relatively positioning the melting pot,the support and die sections to bring the passage and the gate of thepot and the socket of the button head on the support intoand out ofregistration and for controlling the flow of metal through the gate,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a machine for attaching eyes to but ton heads, the combination ofa melting pot, a support for a socketed button head, carriers, onemovable toward and from the other in a direction crosswise of thesupport, and die sections carried by the carriers and having means forholding the eye with its base in the socket of the button head on thesupport, one of the die sections having means for temporarily receivingand supporting the eye when the die sections are separated,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination of amelting pot, a support for a socketed button head, carriers, one beingmovable toward and from the other in a direction crosswise of thesupport, die sections carried by the carriers respectively and havingmeans for holding the eye with its base in the socket of the button headon the support, a magazine for the eyes, and means for feeding the eyesone by one from the magazine to one of the die sections comprising aslide movable over the face of the last mentioned die section in adirection opposite to the movement of said die section when moving awayfrom the other die section, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

8. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination of asupport for a socketed button head, carriers movable in oppositedirections toward and from each other in a direction crosswise of thesupport, die sectionscarried by the carriers respectively and havingmeans for holding the eye with its base in the socket of the button headon the support, a magazine for the eyes, and means for feeding the eyesfrom the magazine to one of the die sections when the die sections areseparated, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination of asupport for a soclreted button head, carriers movable in oppositedirections toward and from each other in a direction crosswise of thesupport, die sections carried by the carriers respectively and havingmeans for holding the eye with its base in the socket of the button headon the support, a magazine for the eyes, and means for feeding the eyesfrom the magazine to one of the die sections when the die sections areseparated, said means comprising a slide carried by one carrier to movetherewith and coact with the other carrier, and movable in a directionopposite to the movement of the latter carrier to feed the eyes from themagazine to the die section of the last mentioned carrier, when thesections are separating, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa melting pot, a support for a socketed button head,

carriers, one movable toward and from the other in a direction crosswiseof the support, die sections carried by the carriers respectively, andhaving means for holding the eye with its base in the socket of thebutton head on the support, a magazine for the eyes, a temporaryreceiver located near the position occupied by one of the die carrierswhen the carriers are separated, and means for feeding the eyes to thetemporary receiver, the die section coacting with the temporary receiverhaving means for picking up the eye from the temporary receiver duringmovement of the carriers, substan- I tially as and for the purposedescribed.

11. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa melting pot, a support for a socketed button head, carriers movabletoward and from each other in a direction crosswise of the support, diesections carried by the carriers re spectively and having means forholding the eye with its base in the socket of the button head on thesupport, one of the die sections having means for temporarily receivingand supporting the eye when the die sections are separated, a magazinefor the eyes, means for feeding the eyes from the magazine to the lastmentioned die section, said means being operated by the other diesection, a temporary receiver for receiving the eye from said means, andmeans for eifecting relative movement of the carriers, button headsupport, and melting pot, to bring the same into a casting position,said means operating to move the carrier for the die to which the eye isfed, in a direction so that its temporary eye supporting means picks upthe eye from the temporary receiver preliminary to the movement of thedie sections toward each other, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

12. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa melting pot, a support for a socketed button head, separable diesections, one movable toward and from the other for positioning the eyein the button head, means for feeding the eyes one by one to the diesections when the sections are separated, and means for relativelypositioning the melting pot, the button head support and the diesections and controlling the flow of metal from the pot whereby metal iscast into the socket of the button head on the support, substantially asA and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa melting pot, a support for a socketed head, carriers, one movabletoward and from the other in a direction crosswise from the support, diesections carried by the carriers respectively and having means forholding an eye with its base in the socket of the button head of thesupport, one of the diesections having means for temporarily receivingand supporting the eye when the die sections are separated, and thecarrier for the other die section having means associated therewith forfeeding the eyes one by one to the former die section during themovement of one carrier toward and from the other, and means forpositioning the melting pot, the button head support and the diesections and controlling the flow of metal from the pot whereby moltenmetal is cast into the button head on the support. substantially as andfor the purpose described.

14:. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, a melting pot, asupport for a socketed button head, carriers movable toward and fromeach other in a direction crosswise of the support, die sections carriedby the carriers respectively and having means for holding an eye withits base in the socket of the button head on the support, one

of the die sections having means for receiving and supporting the eyewhen the die sections are separated, and the carriers for the other diesection having means associated therewith for feeding the eyes one byone to the former die section, and means for relatively positioning themelting pot, the button head support and the die section and forcontrolling the flow of metal from the pot whereby molten metal is castinto the socket of the button head on the support, substantially as andfor the purpose specified,

15. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, a melting pot, asupport for a socketed button head, die carriers, one being movabletoward and from the other in a direction crosswise of the button headsupport, die sections carried by the carriers and arranged to receiveand hold an eye with its base inthe'socket of the button head when thedie sections are together, one of the die sections having means fortemporarily holding the eye until the die sections are brought together,and the carrier of the other die sec tion being formed with an armlapping the carrier supporting the die section having the holding means,and said arm being arranged to feed the eyes to the die section havingthe holding means, during separation of the carriers and die sections,and means for relatively positioning the melting pot, button headsupport and die sections, and for controlling the flow of metal from thepot whereby metal is cast into the socket of the button head on thesupport about the base of the eye. substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

16. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa melting pot, a support for the socketed button head, die carriersmovable toward and from each other in a direction crosswise of thebutton head support, separable die sections carried by the carriersrespectively and arranged to hold an eye with its base in the socket ofthe button head on thesupport when the sections are together, one of thedie sections having means for temporarily holding the eye 7 until thedie sections are brought together, and a slide carried by the carrier ofthe other section and engaging the carrier of the former section andslidably engaging the same for feeding the eyes one by one to the diesection provided with the temporary eye holding means, and means forrelatively positioning the melting pot, button head support, carriersand die sections and controlling the flow of metal from the pot wherebymetal is cast into the socket around the base of the eye, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

17. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, a melting pot, asupport for a socketed button head, die sections one movable toward andfrom the other in a direction crosswise of the support, and havingcomplemental recesses for fitting the eye and holding the same with itsbase in the socket of the button head on the support,

one of the die sections being formed with a shoulder projecting towardthe other die for entering the eye and the latter die section having arecess for receiving the shoulder, and means operable during themovement of the die carriers for placing an eye on said shoulder, andmeans for operating the last mentioned means and relatively positioningthe melting pot and-button head support and the die sections and forcontrolling the flow of metal from the pot whereby metal is cast intothe socket of the button head on the support, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

18. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, a melting pot, asupport for the socketed button head, means for carrying the eyes andplacing and holding the same in the socket of the button head on thesupport, means for feeding the eyes to the carrying means, a temporaryreceiver for receiving the eyes from the feeding means, the eye carryingmeans being provided with a part for picking up the eyes from thereceiver and being movable to cause said part to pick up the eyes, andmeans for relatively positioning the melting pot, the eye carrying andholding means and the button head support, and for controlling the flowof metal from the pot whereby molten metal is cast in the socket of thebutton head on the support, substantially as and for the purpose setforth. 7

19. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa support for a socketed button head, die sections, one movable towardand from the other for positioning the eye with its base in the buttonhead, means for feeding the eye to one of the die sections when thesections are separated, a temporary receiver for receiving the eye fromthe feeding means, the die section to which the eyes are fed and thereceiver having relative movement whereby the eye is positioned in saiddie section preliminary to the movement of one die section towardtheother, substantially as and for the purpose described.

20. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa support for a socketed button head, carriers, one movable toward andfrom the other to position the eye in the button head, die sectionscarried by the carriers for placing and holding the eye with its base inthe socket of the button head on the support, one of the die sectionsbeing formed with means for carrying the eye preliminary to the bringingof the dies together, a temporary receiver for the eye arranged to holdthe eye in position to be engaged by the holding means of said one ofthe die sections when the die sections are separated, and means foreffecting relative movement of the receiver and the die section coactingtherewith for placing the eye on the temporary holding means of saidsection preliminary to the bringing of the die sections together, andmeans for effecting the operation of the movable parts, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

21. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, the combination ofa. melting pot, a support for a soc reted head, separable die sectionsone movable toward and from the other for positioning the eye with itsbase inthe socket of the button head on the support, means for feedingthe eye to one of the die sections when the sections are separated, atemporary receiver for receiving the eye from the feeding means, the diesection to which the eye is fed being movable relatively to the receiverat an angle to the direction of the movement of one die section towardand from the other and preliminary to such movement for moving the diesection cooperating with the receiver clear of the receiver and causingsaid section to pick up the eye on the receiver, and means for effectingthe movement of said die section to clear the receiver and relativelypositioningthe die sections, the button head support and the meltingpot, and controlling the flow of metal from the pot whereby metal iscast into the socket of the button head on the support and around thebase of button heads, a frame, a melting pot supported 'bythe frame andhaving a valve controlled gate, a main carriage movable along the frame,a support for a socketed button head movable with the main carriagetoward and from the gate of he melting pot, sectional die carriescarried by the main carriage and movable transversely thereof forcarryingthe die sections into a position between the gate of the meltingpot and the button head support, and means for feeding the eyes betweenthe dies, and means for efi'ecting the movement of the carriage and thefeeding of the eyes and operating the valve of the gate, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

'23. In a ,machine'for attaching eyes to button heads, a frame, amelting pot supported by the frame, and having a valve controlled gate,a main carriage, a support for a socketed button head movable with themain carriage toward and from the gate of the melting pot, carrierscarried by and movable with the main carriage and movable.

crosswise thereof, die sections mounted in the carriers respectively,means carried by one of the diecarriers, and cooperating with the otherof said carriers for feeding eyes one by one to the die of the lattercarrier during separation of the carriers, a tempo .rary receiver forthe eyes arranged to re-. -ce1ve the eyes from the feeding means whenthe carriers are separated, the receiver being fixed from movement andthe die section coope'ating therewith having means for removing the eyefrom the receiver during the initial movement of the main carriage, andmeans for effecting the movement of the main carriage and operating thevalve of said gate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Q-l. In a machine for attaching eyes to button heads, a frame, a meltingpot supported by the frame, and having a valve controlled gate, a maincarriage, a support for a socketed button head movable with the maincarriage toward and from the gate of the melting pot, carriers carriedby and movable with the main carriage and m0vable crosswise thereoftoward and from each other, die sections mounted in the carriersrespectively, means carried by one of the carriers and cooperating withthe other of said carriers for feeding eyes one by one to the diesections of the latter carrier during the separation of the carriers, atemporary receiver for the eyes arranged to receive the eyes from thefeeding means when the carriers are separated, the receiver being fixedfrom movement, and the die section cooperating therewith having meansfor removing the eye from the receiver during the initial movement ofthe main carriage, means for effecting the movement of the die carriers,said means being constructed to delay the movement of the die carriercooperating with the receiver until such die carrier has cleared thereceiver, and means for actuating the carriage and operating the valveof said gate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence oftwo attesting witnesses, at Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in theState of New York, this 9th day of September, 1913.

EDGAR SHANTZ.

Witnesses:

H. M. RAMSAY, B. '1. Farmer.

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